Have you ever wondered how a robot navigates a cluttered room or how a drone maintains its altitude with pinpoint accuracy? The secret lies in the tools used to measure distance, an often-overlooked ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s gun control law, Measure 114, is back in the spotlight, this time before the state’s highest court. Three years after voters narrowly approved it, the law still hasn’t taken ...

California voters in the Golden State approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats win five more House seats. Across the country, voters weighed in on other issues including voting rules ...

We count steps, track miles, and close our rings. Athletic metrics have infiltrated everything from viral #FitTok videos to biometric-tracking devices. But when our devices remind us we haven’t hit ...

As someone who’s been playing golf for over 15 years—and as a former Division I golfer—I can honestly say that one of my biggest breakthroughs came when I finally learned my carry distances. For years ...

Lucas is a writer and narrative designer from Argentina with over 15 years of experience writing for games and news. He keeps a watchful eye at the gaming world and loves to write about the hottest ...

When you're driving on land, speed is measured in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). These measurements are straightforward because you can see stationary landmarks and ...

Imagine you are out on a walk. Outside the house in the fresh air you may have left the walls behind, but even so there are boundaries that limit where you can wander. In a city, you are constrained ...

If you've ever found yourself wanting to measure something but don't have a ruler or tape measure on hand, measuring apps on your phone can come to the rescue. They range from the fairly simple to ...